System and method for testing and updating stored content of a remote transmitter for an entertainment system
US5936667A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N17/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for testing a system and method for testing a remote transmitter that controls a peripheral device and for updating control codes utilized by the remote transmitter. One embodiment of the system includes a peripheral device, a broadcast receiver such as an integrated receiver decoder (IRD) and a remote transmitter that receives signals from the IRD and generates control codes to the peripheral device to service a program event. The system supports automatic loading and updating of control codes used by the remote transmitter to control present and perhaps future peripheral devices. Likewise, the IRD supports testing of the remote transmitter through a testing screen.
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